Stafford drug raid: Cops seize meth, Jeep

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STAFFORD - Police have arrested two people after executing a search warrant in the Mud City section of town.

Township police officers, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office's Special Operations Group and an Ocean County SWAT Team raided a home on West Mallard Drive Oct. 2, according to a prepared statement from police Lt. James Vaughn.

The investigators recovered "quantities of crystal methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia" and also seized a 2015 Jeep Wrangler, Vaughn said.

Police arrested 44-year-old Stephen D. Roberts and 28-year-old Alexa L. Jick and released them pending court appearances, Vaughn said. Each was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance.